The Tenacity of Historical Misinformation. Titchener Did Not Invent the Titchener Illusion

History of Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 228-244

  Burton, Gregory ^a  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 47749084404     PISSN: 10934510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1093-4510.4.3.228     Document Type: Article

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